SAN PEDRO, CA — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a “Grow Your Business” open house at the San Pedro Post Office, 839 S. Beacon St., on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Postal representatives will be on hand to provide information on topics that will meet business needs and help reach new customers, such as Commercial Base shipping pricing, new eco-friendly Flat Rate packaging, easy online postage options and new Direct Mail programs.

The Postal Service recently opened up a whole new way for businesses to contact local markets quickly, easily, and cost-effectively. Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) offers an unparalleled reach for businesses that plan to mail 5,000 or fewer flat-sized mail pieces within an area serviced by a single Post Office.

EDDM is perfect for businesses that have not tried Direct Mail and want to prove its effectiveness. Now the “butcher, baker and real estate broker” can reach every mailbox and get complete coverage to any designated delivery route with a simplified address of “Postal Customer.”

Businesses just need to register to utilize EDDM — there is no need to pay a permit fee or purchase a mailing list. Visit USPS.com/everydoordirectmail for more information.

For more details on EDDM and other programs that can benefit virtually any business and help reach customers, plan to stop by the open house at the San Pedro Post Office on June 29.

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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. We’re everywhere so you can be anywhere: www.uspseverywhere.com. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.